A swimming pool, swimming shower, swimming pool, or paddling pool is a structure intended to hold water to empower swimming or other relaxation exercises. Pools can be incorporated with the ground (in-ground pools) or worked over the ground (as an unattached development or as a major aspect of a building or other bigger structure), and are additionally a typical element on board sea liners and journey ships. In-ground pools are most normally developed from materials, for example, solid, characteristic stone, metal, plastic or fiberglass, and can be of a custom size and shape or worked to an institutionalized size, the biggest of which is the Olympic-measure swimming pool.

Numerous wellbeing clubs, wellness focuses and private clubs, for example, the YMCA, have pools utilized for the most part for exercise or entertainment. Numerous towns and urban communities give open pools. Numerous lodgings have pools accessible for their visitors to use at their recreation. Instructive offices, for example, colleges ordinarily have pools for physical training classes, recreational exercises, relaxation or aggressive sports, for example, swimming groups. Hot tubs and spas are pools loaded with high temp water, utilized for unwinding or hydrotherapy, and are regular in homes, lodgings, and wellbeing clubs. Unique swimming pools are additionally utilized for jumping, particular water sports, active recuperation and in addition for the preparation of lifeguards and space travelers. Swimming pools might be warmed or unheated.